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Rep. Jason Chaffetz: Obama Admin Sent Attorney to ‘Follow Me in My Every Footstep’ During Investigative Trip to Libya

Oct. 10, 2012 8:33pm
Jason Chaffetz: Obama Administration Sent Attorney to Follow Me During Trip to Libya

Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) listens during a hearing on Capitol Hill on October 10, 2012 in Washington, DC. The hearing before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee focused on the security situation in Benghazi leading up to the September 11 attack that resulted in the assassination of U.S. Ambassador to Libya J. Christopher Stevens. (Credit: Getty Images)

During a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing on Wednesday, Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) revealed he dropped everything and traveled to Libya on a fact-finding mission following the deadly terrorist attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi.

However, Chaffetz didn’t travel alone. He said the State Department sent an attorney to follow him — a sitting member of U.S. Congress — in his “every footstep” as he searched for answers in the wake of the fiery assault that claimed the lives of U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans.

“I did go to Libya. I did drop everything. I had the same type of notice that was given to the Democrats. In fact, the State Department sent an attorney to follow me in my every footstep,” Chaffetz said.

Chaffetz also warned Obama administration officials about releasing “classified” information about the attack.

“Now this was a massive attack, no doubt bout it. We are getting new details. And I believe, Mr. Chairman, the reason we have those details is because of this hearing,” he said. “Mysteriously, the State Department decided to give a press briefing last night. We weren’t invited. Certain news outlets weren’t invited. Any reasonable person looking at the security situation in Libya had to come to the conclusion that it was tumultuous at best.”

Chaffetz went on to say he wished he could share everything he had learned while in Libya but said the federal government needs to be careful about discussing “sensitive, secure information about sources and methods.”

“I think some of the information that the State Department has shared oversteps some of those bounds,” he added.

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  • Zombee
    Posted on October 11, 2012 at 7:27am

    Chaffetz went to Libya …Obama went on Letterman. Obama is an empty chair.An empty suit, An incompetent failure. We’ve got to let him go. Vote Romney-Ryan November 6th.

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    Zombee  
    • rx4nv
      Posted on October 11, 2012 at 12:27pm

      I am proud to have such a man of integrity representing my state of Utah.

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      rx4nv  
    • jrd4208
      Posted on October 11, 2012 at 2:31pm

      Amen!!!

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    • Techster64
      Posted on October 11, 2012 at 8:08pm

      I thought that it was too dangerous for the FBI to go to Egypt to investigate the terrorist attack? It has been said that a company of Marines could not provide security. So, how does a Congressman do it alone, or at least with an attorney shadowing him? Something smells very bad in Libya. What is it that Chavetz has learned there?

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  • Master.Debater
    Posted on October 11, 2012 at 6:18am

    After watching the hearings, it appears that it was clear to anybody who was in country could tell that things were unraveling in Libya. Violence was steadily increasing and the US was the only western country left with a presence in Benghazi. If it was too dangerous in Benghazi, why did the US continue to operate a facility there, while drawing down security based on a predefined timeline?

    It appears that this is a clear case of the Obama Administration putting political concerns above everything else. Obama has so few “successes” to talk about in his all important re-election campaign, that they couldn’t afford to jeopardize that by doing anything that would suggest anything other than success in Libya. Two days before at the DNC, the campaign was touting Obama’s foreign policy prowess. The key to that narrative was Libya. If they started closing consulates in Libya because of security concerns, that would be reported and damage the “optics” of Obama’s foreign policy. They probably knew things were getting really bad in Libya, but were waiting until after the election to make any moves to deal with the security situation there. Too bad for them that the whole thing built blew up in their face a couple of months too early.

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    • encinom
      Posted on October 11, 2012 at 10:53am

      Rep. Jason Chaffetz voted to cut the budget for State Dept. Security. And, now he is trying to blame Obama.

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    • CABERNETQHS
      Posted on October 11, 2012 at 12:11pm

      @ENCINOM

      Poor Obama, gets picked on like the poser he is. There’s a difference between budget cuts and leaving your people high and dry…or more likely setting them up for slaughter. Get your head out of your a$$.

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    • Fubared
      Posted on October 11, 2012 at 12:12pm

      We needed mo obammy phones encinomom. Jeez. Get with the program non fisher person. Nobody took the time to teach you to fish? Or you know, but refuse to?

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    • rx4nv
      Posted on October 11, 2012 at 12:27pm

      -Master.Debater: If you watched any of the Hearings yesterday, Mrs. Lamb acknowledged that BUDGET HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE DECISION to not send assistance.

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    • rx4nv
      Posted on October 11, 2012 at 12:38pm

      Sorry, that comment was for Encinom, not Master.Debater

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    • JeffersonsPen
      Posted on October 12, 2012 at 5:42pm

      Encinom…..You bout to pi@#! me off! Spending in Washington by the lamocrats has got to stop. As it stands We have more than enough Marines and could have spare a squad or two in Libya so stop with the budget cut nonsense……..This is the biggest of 4 years of failure……and frankly some people hopefully at the top will have the light shined on them in do time!

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  • Badjohnny
    Posted on October 11, 2012 at 5:18am

    Remember when the Russians used to send a Political Officer to any event to ensure they got the story strait? Hum.

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    • GO-FOR-LIBERTY
      Posted on October 11, 2012 at 6:33am

      Brrick has Jarrett as his “minder”. Hill has Huma as her “minder”. It’s a mooselum thing.

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      GO-FOR-LIBERTY  
    • MIBUGNU2
      Posted on October 11, 2012 at 6:56am

      One BIG BLUNDER on Obama Administration….Being Run
      by a BUNCH OF F’N ROOKIES.. Mr. Nice Guy thought His
      Bud’s wouldn’t do anything like that..Obama keeps saying
      “I Got Bin Laden”…BFD, there are only about 2 BILLION
      More, that are still running around..LIES and DECIET…….
      Oh well !! Time for another round of GOLF..or another
      trip to Hollywood to see Loony Cloony and Babb’s…….

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    • Augydoggy
      Posted on October 11, 2012 at 8:06am

      I just can’t shake that same feeling.

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    • Joel Knows
      Posted on October 11, 2012 at 9:47am

      Seems it wasn’t just Russians, any government that has something they want to hide tends to do that. Hitler was notorious for making sure one of his loyal SS would be there just to make sure “the facts were correct.” In fact it’s pretty cliché in gangster movies, that they always send someone with who is not very bright, but always very loyal to make sure everything is kept the way the crime bosses want it kept, and finding are what the bosses want.

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  • zoro51
    Posted on October 10, 2012 at 11:28pm

    Hol that god damn socialist obama accountable impeach n throw out of the usa obama .. He has lied to the usa populace hes lied to this mother of the ambasador he lies daily… Throw him out of the usa

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  • Socco
    Posted on October 10, 2012 at 10:42pm

    Speak my mind? I did, an hour ago, but where is my comment? Are you moderating comments that defend Chaffetz? Because that’s what I did, quote the State Department in saying the cuts had nothing to do with this. WTF? I’m outta here.

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    Socco  
  • denkat56
    Posted on October 10, 2012 at 10:13pm

    you just watch, itll happen again. clinton and obama will get away with this. some poor underling will get blamed for all this. in six months this will all have been forgotten, except to the families of the victims. the chigago machine will make sure of it.

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  • strawberry411a
    Posted on October 10, 2012 at 10:02pm

    Classified? Doubt it now. Tell it all and let’s pop this zit called the Obama administration.

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    • slugo
      Posted on October 11, 2012 at 1:06am

      I agree LET it all out! So a congressman can’t go without a babysitter lawyer? seriously? Jason is truly a shining star and I believe he as Lt Wood believe we let those 4 murdered Americans down
      go Jason ..kick &&^%% obama should be impeached for this 4 great men died and he lied

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  • Harry19
    Posted on October 10, 2012 at 9:42pm

    I think this Blog has been taken over by CNN,as they remove almost all that says anything. Hey Beck,I know you are getting rich off this stuff,quit taking our thoughts. Because then you are NO better than the rest of the MEDIA

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    • Smartychic
      Posted on October 10, 2012 at 10:39pm

      Always remember that someone trolling conservative sites may press that “Report Post” button. Could be that action causes posts to be removed temporarily or permanently pending further approval by the webmaster. Just saying…I’m paranoid like that.

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    • The-Monk
      Posted on October 10, 2012 at 11:29pm

      @Harry19

      Huh???? What you talking bout Harry one niner?

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      The-Monk  
  • noslave
    Posted on October 10, 2012 at 9:25pm

    NOSLAVE SPEAK YOUR MIND??you post my comment then remove it??are you the liberal nite-shift moderators allowing only your views??

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  • Verceofreason
    Posted on October 10, 2012 at 9:19pm

    So what’s his point – if didn’t intend to lie.
    The GOP has a history ya know.

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  • Maxim Crux
    Posted on October 10, 2012 at 9:17pm

    We want justice. This is bull. The congressman needs to share everything considering a crime was committed by the administration. There is nothing left to secure…they are dead and the embassies have been burnt up and now there is a coverup.

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    • RabidPatriot
      Posted on October 10, 2012 at 9:27pm

      A responsible government would not release all of the information that it has to the general public. Some of the people that work in intelligence or people that give intelligence have to be protected. Certain information can be back tracked and the source can be identified. In the case of people that are in the field, they could be killed. In the case of a whistle blower, the Obama Administration could destroy their careers and lives for telling the truth.

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  • woodyee
    Posted on October 10, 2012 at 9:01pm

    Whether or not Chaffetz voted against monies for extra security, it would depend on what, if any, riders ere attached to the bill. At the very least, he’s on the LEGAL side of this issue.

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    • The-Monk
      Posted on October 10, 2012 at 9:11pm

      Hi Woodyee,

      Did you ever read page 133 of Obama’s original “Jobs Bill”?

      Not that it’s the job of the POTUS to write Bills, which it isn’t.

      Should still be on the WH’s website. Page 133; “Abrogation of States Rights” under the 11th Amendment. That’s why it never passed. The WH and Harry Reid wanted it to remain there.

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    • Verceofreason
      Posted on October 10, 2012 at 9:18pm

      No excuses.

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      Verceofreason  
    • The-Monk
      Posted on October 10, 2012 at 11:17pm

      No excuses for you “Toast o’ Freason”….

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      The-Monk  
  • Kaste
    Posted on October 10, 2012 at 8:58pm

    Remember, though there may have been cuts to spending, the cuts did not specify what or where the cuts should be. They spend $ to upgrade the embassy in Venzueila to make it “greener” so they could have spent the money on manpower in those areas where it was needed. I also watched the hearings. The state dept. said that the budget was not an issue. They were basically told not to increase security because it would look like things were not asgreat as the administration was portraying.

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    • The-Monk
      Posted on October 10, 2012 at 9:04pm

      Yep…. but mayhem, chaos and/or death always follow their discussions.

      “We took names, we saw how they voted, we know where their Embassies are.”

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  • ellietoo
    Posted on October 10, 2012 at 8:55pm

    The state department has been occupied by a bunch of leftest pro Islamic traitors for many years. They want to steer us into more global government. The UN is made up of more Islamic countries than anything else. Anyone who is pro UN had better be pro Islamic.
    The state department wants International law to be enforced in this country. If it was up to Hillary we would be flying the Islamic flag over all our government buildings. Obama and Hillary may be political enemies but they are both dedicated to the cause of world government.

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    • raderby
      Posted on October 11, 2012 at 12:54am

      100% correct.
      Sounds like a house cleaning is required, eh? Lifer bureaucrats with marxist heritages going back to the USSR are still in place for goodness sakes. Talk about sleepers. Obloomers top crew are all sleepers or worse, wannabe sleepers.

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  • The-Monk
    Posted on October 10, 2012 at 8:53pm

    They sent an attorney?

    I guess Ambassador Smith should have had the protection of an attorney.

    Who did they send to protect the attorney?

    Must be real safe over there….. now.

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    • offbrat56
      Posted on October 11, 2012 at 10:19am

      Perhaps had an attorney been murdered (especially if tortured and sodomized prior to death), we would see more results by unleashed litigation instead of Congressional hearings.

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  • rsvrdg3179
    Posted on October 10, 2012 at 8:53pm

    This is a case of the socialist administration sending “minders” with the congressman to make sure he does not see anything they don’t want him too. Sort of like when reporters go to communist countries like China and North Korea.

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    • Leadthemtothelight
      Posted on October 10, 2012 at 9:06pm

      I wish that this country was still a nation of faithful god fearing people. It’s difficult to look people in the eye and lie when you fear hellfire and damnation for eternity.

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    • Stelex
      Posted on October 10, 2012 at 9:09pm

      We are not a free nation, haven’t been for years. We are not represented in Washington. Our wants are not on there agenda. There is only one way out of this situation. But they know…………who’s gonna go first. Who’s gonna go first.

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  • dublinthewagons
    Posted on October 10, 2012 at 8:53pm

    What was the attorneys name. Abdul mohamid hungdung. Our pre. & his administration should be in prison awaiting ex******n

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  • HKS
    Posted on October 10, 2012 at 8:51pm

    I think by now everyone’s knows what went on here. This administration was caught asleep at the wheel a tried to lie their way out of it. State department and White House have no clue what they are doing so they try to cover up their mistakes. Negligence any way you cut it’s, looks like some private lawyers are in for a big payday.

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  • neverending
    Posted on October 10, 2012 at 8:51pm

    Just another example and proof that we are losing our freedom – far more then we probably even know. Once it is gone we will never get it back I am convinced of that.

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    • Wango
      Posted on October 11, 2012 at 1:12am

      Name a freedom you have lost. Just one.

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    • Fubared
      Posted on October 11, 2012 at 12:09pm

      Can’t run guns to cartels no mo, and can’t talk smack bout your moohamed. Then their is that lil mandate thingy and which donors get to opt out. You been cooking tree rats WangDang?

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    • Wango
      Posted on October 11, 2012 at 2:56pm

      FUBUFRED . . .So you want to run guns to cartels? Funny, I have a friend who wanted to sell coke. It was all good until it wasn’t. So, it’s your choice.

      And you can say anything you want about big Mo. in fact, I think you should exercise that right and draw up a sign depicting Muhammad going at it with a goat and march up and down in front of your local mosque. Totally within your rights to do that.

      And you don’t want to buy health insurance? Don’t. you’ll face a small fine that will likely not be enforced anyway. That way you can hang out at the emergency room with all the other freeloaders and have true American patriotic tax payers foot the bill for your lazy listless life.

      You’d achieve a lot more in life if you weren’t constantly looking for excuses to not do things. This relentless victimhood is a coward’s game. be a man, for G’s sake, and forge your own path in life. You sound like an old widow.

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    • Fubared
      Posted on October 11, 2012 at 7:35pm

      WangDang
      Thanks for your due diligence, but I was reciting almost verbatim what I overheard one of your fellow 0 supporters pointing out, in an er of all places. He appeared to be an up and coming pharmaceutical rep that found himself with a couple of small cal holes. His foe, another 0 supporter, couldn’t shoot straight, and here we are with his medical bill. I offered up range instruction to no avail. See, I am not a self serving 0 supporter. I support 0 on 0 violence whenever possible. But alas, the 0 peeps will go at it again with small, ineffective means that have been tried before, and expect a different outcome while expecting everyone else to foot their learning curve. You really do align with and support some stellar people WangDang.

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    • Wango
      Posted on October 12, 2012 at 7:19pm

      FUBEFRED . . . Do everybody a favor and sober up before you post again.

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  • OlefromMN
    Posted on October 10, 2012 at 8:50pm

    What was the attorney going to do? Sue Al Qaeda if they attacked? The truth will come out sooner or later depending on results of this election. Let’s hope it is sooner. There have been crimes committed for sure, but not the ones this attorney was looking for. The crimes have been committed right here on our own shores by our highest elected official et al.

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  • Wdawg
    Posted on October 10, 2012 at 8:45pm

    Chaffetz also voted against more security for American Embassies, I think he is part of the problem.

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    • Stelex
      Posted on October 10, 2012 at 9:03pm

      You need to know what else was in the bill

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      Stelex  
    • DIVINEPROVIDENCE1776
      Posted on October 10, 2012 at 9:11pm

      It was established in the congressional hearing today that budget cuts had nothing to do with the lack of security in Libya.

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    • Master.Debater
      Posted on October 11, 2012 at 6:01am

      If the budget was so constrained they could secure the embassy in the most volatile corner of the world, why did the administration have enough money to upgrade infrastructure at embassies all over with green technology. Rep. Kelly touched on this when he mentioned going to a State Dept. party in Vienna and clinking champagne glasses to celebrate their new fleet of Chevy Volts and charging stations. Maybe if they had spent less of their budget on implementing the Obama green agenda and more on accomplishing their fundamental mission, we could have avoided these “bumps in the road”.

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  • Madconservative
    Posted on October 10, 2012 at 8:44pm

    I have a question my liberal friends here in Utah are calling Chaffetz a hypocrit because he voted to cut 5 bil from embassy security thus pointing the finger back at the GOP on this Lybia crap. Is this true and if its true does it have any validity to this story? I mean what can i say back to my ******* friends on FB.

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    • QuincySmith
      Posted on October 10, 2012 at 8:53pm

      MadConservative;

      wdawg seems to know about this situation, perhaps he could provide the information you want.

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    • LakeHartwellSailor
      Posted on October 10, 2012 at 8:56pm

      That is a good point to raise. And I really do not have a good answer to give you. However, as an ex-Navy guy; I do know that there is at least one US Navy battle group at any one time in the area. So with that, there are ships in these battle groups that have US Marines on board. It seems to me that given the proximity of the date of the anniversary of 9/11; and that there have been numerous “small scale attacks” in the previous 5 months of the Benghazi (excuse the spelling) attack; and the numerous requests for increased security by the Ambassador’s Steven, as well as his support staff; you would THINK that the Secretary of State could push for at least a platoon of Marines to be deployed as a “temporary” security team.

      Just saying that despite maybe not enough cash being specifically allocated to security of our Ambassadors; regardless of where they are, the Administration could have tapped into other resources available in the region on what us military guys would call TDY (temporary duty).

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    • dublinthewagons
      Posted on October 10, 2012 at 9:05pm

      The cuts were passed in a bypartisan vote. There were more democrats that voted for the cuts than republicans. Democrats are spinning their lies

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    • JDale
      Posted on October 10, 2012 at 10:30pm

      Mad — don’t believe everything you read. The Obamunists would just LOVE to turn this into a “Republicans cut spending and LOOK WHAT HAPPENED” argument. It’s hogwash. THe Obama regime and the Leftist State Department STILL had money to spend on making the Venezuelan Embassy more “Green,” and on upgrades to several of our embassies in Europe and Asia, all while leaving several of our Embassies in the Middle East — in MUSLIM countries — sorely lacking in proper security details.

      The bottom line is that the Obama regime didn’t want to “offend” their Muslim Brotherhood buddies, they didn’t care about the security of the “diplomatic” personnel. The most striking thing NO ONE is asking about, however (except Glenn Beck, sort of), is, “WHY was the Ambassador in Benghazi with one other “diplomat” and two CIA agents and NO security detail?!” Furthermore, “WHY was the Ambassador turned down when he REQUESTED a security detail within days BEFORE he was assassinated?”

      I’ll speculate where Glenn Beck can’t. Whatever Ambassador Stevens was doing with the CIA agents in tow, he needed to do totally under the radar. When it became apparent that al-Qaeda had them trapped, that they were under siege, well — a dead Ambassador and 3 other Americans became much easier to explain than whatever it was they were up to originally in Benghazi…..

      And now that I’ve said that, I feel like Julia Roberts in “The Pelican Brief.” I wonder who I can get to start

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  • Shasta
    Posted on October 10, 2012 at 8:42pm

    Ahhh, the police state has arrived.

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  • LakeHartwellSailor
    Posted on October 10, 2012 at 8:41pm

    Interesting that the State Department dispatched an attorney to follow Representative Chaffetz around. I wonder if any of the Democrat Representatives had an attorney assigned to them as well. I guess this suggests that there is now a connection in terms of culpability to the Department of Justice as well with respect to the Consulate Terrorist Attack in Libia.

    Of course, there maybe “nothing to see here”…..but the mental picture is there are at least two cabinet positions now joining up with the White House to “circle the wagons”.

    Question: Would it be standard procedure to assign attorneys to Congressional Representatives in scenarios such as this?

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    • Armyduderetired
      Posted on October 10, 2012 at 10:19pm

      Yeah, they wanted to make sure that he didn’t go skinny dippin with any of the terrorists, you know you can’t trust them Repubs. If we just elected people people that would uphold the constitution. I think this guy is trying just that he is trying to swim in a sea of s..t. Pray that we get a chance with Romney and maybe a couple of paddles…..

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  • Stelex
    Posted on October 10, 2012 at 8:40pm

    I actually trust this guy….having followed his career, he’s someone worth watching and encouraging. He seems to walk the walk and talk the talk. No Bs, and seems like an honest guy…..very rare

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    • LadyLibertykicksASS
      Posted on October 11, 2012 at 8:53am

      You are Right, Rep. Jason Chaffetz is one of the most honest, and forthright of Our Government Employees. I have been watch him for several years…. He could very well be President some day.

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    • Wango
      Posted on October 11, 2012 at 2:49pm

      Not if God has anything to do with it.

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      Wango  
    • Fubared
      Posted on October 11, 2012 at 7:47pm

      Yeh, if we have learned anything, it’s WangDang know God. That’s rich.

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      Fubared  
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